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"Every mom asked my father for the same thing. He never sold it online... until now."

Sophie HartCreative Director, Lovebug StonesNovember 2, 2026 · 4 min read
Thomas Hart and his daughter holding a family charm necklace
Thomas Hart, 71, in his workshop in Bath, England. After 46 years, he's sharing his family pieces with the world. (Photo: The Jeweler's Journal)

For 46 years, my father Thomas Hart made family jewelry by hand in Bath, England.

Almost every mom who walked into his workshop asked him the same thing:

"Can you put all my kids on one piece?"

He never sold his pieces online. Never wanted to.

Then I shared his story. Within days, thousands of moms wanted one.

He never called himself a brand. Just a jeweler.

Dad learned the trade in a tiny jeweler's workshop at sixteen.

By thirty, he could set a stone blindfolded.

He never chased trends. Never tried to build a business.

For most of his life, he made mother's rings for women who wanted every child close, every single day.

One stone for each child, set in the order they were born.

"A mom carries her kids everywhere," he told me. "I just made it something she could wear."

The Lovebug piece builder on a phone
The little page I built so families everywhere can design a piece with Dad, stone by stone. (Photo: The Jeweler's Journal)

It was just one post. Then it went viral.

I posted a simple caption: "For 46 years, my father has put every mom's kids on one piece. These are the last pieces he will ever make."

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Our inbox flooded with strangers asking how to get one.

Some sent all their children's birth months straight away. Others asked to reserve.

Many just wrote: "I've wanted something with all my kids on it for years."

I called Dad that night. He was quiet for a moment.

"I thought maybe a few families in town would like it," he finally said. "I never expected this."

Thomas setting five birthstones, one for each grandchild
The same hands, the same technique, for nearly five decades. One stone for every grandchild. (Photo: The Jeweler's Journal)

Every child, close to your heart. Now online for the first time.

Dad's family collection is live now.

He's retiring this year. These are the last pieces he will ever make.

For Black Friday, every piece is 50% off.

Pieces are going fast.

Every piece is set by hand, stone by stone, in your family's order.

18k gold plated or silver plated stainless steel with birthstone colored crystals. Made to wear every day.

Orders are already coming in from across the country. They're made in the order they come in.

"I've spent my whole life making these," says Dad.

"Kids grow up and move away. This way a mom keeps every one of them close."

When this sale is over, it's over.

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